Local chapter update: Please respond to the virtual meeting leadership survey

During the height of the pandemic, many chapters opened their virtual meeting doors to attendees from outside their geographic region/chapter rosters. This helped CDI professionals access education virtually when they weren’t able to travel to in-person meetings. Additionally, some chapters went on hiatus during the pandemic and members were encouraged to join neighboring state chapters’ virtual meetings during that time.

While some chapters have continued to offer virtual meetings and allow non-chapter members to join in, ACDIS national knows others have sought to return to in-person meetings or have limited their virtual meetings to local members only. Naturally, this poses some confusion for those looking to join a chapter meeting outside their geographic area.

In an effort to provide greater clarity for members, we’d appreciate if you could take the time to fill out this brief survey regarding your chapter meetings: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022-chapter-virtual-meetings.

Based on your responses, we’ll include in your chapter event listings whether or not the meeting is open to out-of-state/non-chapter member attendees.

We appreciate your help!

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

October:

• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 15, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. via webinar for their fall conference. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).
• The Greater New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 20, at 2 p.m. via webinar for their quarterly meeting. For information, contact Kalena Britt (greaternyacdis@gmail.com).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 21, The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 21, for their 6th Annual Live/Virtual Conference at Liberty Station Conference Center. The registration link is https://SixthAnnualCAACDISConference.eventbrite.com. For information, contact the leadership team (California.acdis.chapter@gmail.com).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 26, 1-2 p.m. CST, via webinar. The program is titled, “Building a CDI Reference Library” and will be presented by Laura M. Anderson, RN, BSN, CCDS, MN. For information, contact Laura M. Anderson (lamcander1@gmail.com).
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 29, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at UF Health Professional Park in Gainesville, Florida. Please RSVP by October 15 to Deb Hilliard White. For information and to RSVP, contact Deb Hilliard White (icuhag@willdeb.net).  

November:

• The CDI Educators group meets Friday, November 4, 1–2:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Updated Audit Process Tool, Data Presentation and Analysis,” presented by Sydni Johnson and Imelda Gerard. For information, contact Danielle Martin (DMartin@mercy.com).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 9, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).

December:

• APDIS, the Pediatric ACDIS networking group, meets Thursday, December 1, 3-4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Updates in Challenging Pediatric Diagnoses: Kawasaki Disease, MIS-C, heart failure and immunodeficiency” and will be presented by Amy Sanderson, MD, Lucinda Lo, MD, and Sheila Snyder, MD. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Monday, December 12, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Defining the Clinical Landscape Associated with Patient Safety Indicators” and will be presented by Jessica Sime, MD. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).